>From: TeriAnn Wakeman <twakeman@cruzers.com>
>By that time the series rigs were mostly in the hands of independent
>minded, somewhat out of the mainstream people, who had to mail order all
>parts and learn to do most all their own maintenance.
Hey!!! I vigorously resemble that characterization. 'Somewhat' is off the
mark, however, I'm completely at the end of the stream and the World, for
that matter, living on an Island in the middle of the Pacifc Ocean. Imagine
the rest of us old time Series owners probably are in the same boat as
TeriAnn's description. I think most of those who say 'don't modify anything
on the series' aren't us. We just think that those who want to try and make
a Sow's Series into a Silk D90 are beating, not only a dead horse, but one
that has gone way beyond dead into advanced decomposition. Do it yourself,
make it reliable, and keep it simple should probably be the motto of the
leafer list. If it can be done with coils or V-8's, so much the better, but
don't ruin the character of the basic truck. Especially since we don't have
the interim vehicles or reasonably priced ones, for that matter, that are
available in Merrie Olde. Even though the decade old RR's are cheap, they
still are an overly complicated vehicle with electricity routed throughout,
and through all sorts of magic devices. They will never be suitable
tinkerer's trucks for those of us, like me, who can't get beyond the water
hose anology of electrical theory.
Aloha
Peter Ogilvie
Kona Coffee Rover
1970 88 soft top, 'huli' Mine since '84 but recovering
from exposure of the dark side.
1966 109 pickup 'slime' In my garage since '90, finally running.
1965 88 parts car, slowly sinking into the lava.
196? 88 hard top, possibly 'phoenix' if it rises, it will
certainly be from ashes or at least a pile of rust
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